Dunedin Cenotaph - Dunedin, New Zealand
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
S 45° 52.652 E 170° 30.263
59G E 461538 N 4919440
Tall Great War memorial with added inscription for World War II at Queens Park in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Waymark Code: WMG9TV
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/03/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Planning for the Cenotaph was begun in 1920 with a formation of a committee. Progress was slow on construction of a memorial. A competition was held and 63 entries were received. The entry by Henry Gummer was chosen as the design. The foundation stone for the Cenotaph was laid by the Mayor, H Livingstone Tapley, on ANZAC Day, 1924. Progress then slowed by the lack of funding due to depressed economic conditions at the time. The final design was a tall shaft encased in imported Italian Carrara marble. Originally bronze figures of soldiers were to be located at the memorial but were left off due to lack of funding.

The inscription at the base read "The Glorious Dead 1914-1918" with the addition, after World War 2, of "The Glorious Dead 1939-1945".

The Cenotaph was unveiled HRH, the Duke of York, on 17 March 1927.

The Cenotaph continues to be the focus of ANZAC day observances in Dunedin and is listed as a Category II structure on the New Zealand Heritage register.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 03/17/1927

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Dunedin

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Australia/New Zealand

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Queens Park
Dunedin, New Zealand


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